- (n.) One who holds lands by a base or servile, tenure or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.
- (v.t.) To debase; to degrade.
- (a.) Villainous.
- (n.) A baseborn or clownish person; a boor.
- (n.) A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a scamp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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